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Pan-African Studies - B.A. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

I.   DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type Course Title Credits
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1
II.   MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)  Courses count in major GPA 
Type Course Title Credits
KHU/DG PAS 23001 Black Experience I: Beginnings to 1865 3
KHU/DD   23002 Black Experience II: 1865 to Present 3
WIC   37000 Oral and Written Discourses in Pan-African Studies 1 3
    37001 Theoretical Approaches to Pan-African Studies 3
    37010 Research Methods in Pan-African Studies 3
WIC   47091 Senior Seminar in Pan-African Studies 1 3
III.  ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (86 credits)  
Type Course Title Credits
  Foreign Language 2 14-20
  Kent Core Composition 6
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (must be from fine arts category) 3
  Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 6
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7
  Kent Core Additional 6
  College General Requirements (must be from Kent Core Basic Sciences) 3 3
  College General Requirements (must be from Kent Core Social Sciences) 4 3
  General Elective (15-21 upper-division credit hours based on concentration chosen)
Credits required depends on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours		 36
IV.   CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits) 
  Community Activism, Strategy and Development (15)
  Global and Government Systems (15)
  Race, Sex and Gender (15)
  The Arts in Culture and Society (15)
MINIMUM TOTAL 
120


1 A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned in either PAS 37000 or PAS 47091 to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

2 Pan-African Studies majors are recommended to satisfy their college language requirement with the study of an African language, such as Kiswahili. These courses fulfill the General College Requirement.

3 One additional course taken from the Kent Core Basic Science courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Biological Sciences (BSCI), Chemistry (CHEM), Geography (GEOG), Geology (GEOL) or Physics (PHY). Students may take the courses listed in the "introductory" sequences with the restrictions noted above in the Kent Core Basic Science section. The course may not be from the student's major.

4 One additional course taken from the Kent Core Social Sciences courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Applied Conflict Management (CACM), Geography (GEOG), Justice Studies (JUS), Political Science (POL), Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOC). The course may not be from the student's major.

Foreign Language Note: Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must have the equivalent of Elementary I and II in any language, plus one of the following options:

a. Intermediate I and II of the same language
b. Elementary I and II of a second language
c. Any combination of two courses from the following list:
    -Intermediate I of the same language
    -MCLS 10001 Introduction to Structural Concepts for Language Students
    -MCLS 20000 Global Literacy and Cultural Awareness
    -MCLS 20091 Seminar: Global Literacy Case Studies

All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may begin their university foreign language experience beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit hours and fewer courses. This may be accomplished by: (1) passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level or (2) receiving credit through Credit by Exam (CBE), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the Advanced Placement (AP) exam or credit through the International Baccalaureate (IB) program; or (3) being designated a "native speaker" of a non-English language (consult with the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office for additional information). When students complete the requirement with fewer than 14 credit hours and four courses, they will complete remaining hours with general electives.
 

Community Activism, Strategy and Development Concentration

For semester-by-semester sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap.

I.  CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (15 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  Choose from the following: Community Activism, Strategy and Development electives (9 credit hours must be upper-division) 15
  HDFS 44032 Nonprofit Fundraising and Grantwriting (3)  
ELR

 		 PAS 20200

26000		 Recovering the Past: Kent to Memphis (3)
or
Legacy of Slavery (3)		  


 DD		   23310

33310		 Native American Culture (3)
or
Latinos, the African Diaspora and American Society (3)		  
    26010

35100		 The Black Revolution (3)
or
Black Social and Political Thought (3)		  
 DD   30010 African and African-American Philosophies (3) (cross-listed with PHIL 31070)  
DD   33100 The African American Family in Historical Perspectives (3)  
DD   33171 The African-American Community (3)  
ELR   41192 Practicum in Community Development (1-12) 2  
  POL 30310

30450		 Public Policy Analysis 1 (3)
or
Urban Politics and Policy 1 (3)		  
  SOC 42359

42558		 Social Movements 1 (3)
or
Wealth, Poverty and Power 1 (3)		  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 15

1 Some Courses may require prerequisites or departmental approval.

2 Up to 6 hours may count toward the concentration.
 

 

Global and Government Systems Concentration

For semester-by-semester sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap.

I.  CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (15 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  Choose from the following: Global and Government Systems electives 15
  ECON 42075 International Economic Relations1 (3)  
  GEOG 37040 Geography of Africa (3)  
  HIST 41132 Africa 1880-Present (3)  
    42142 Afro-Latin America 1 (3)  


 DG		 PAS 33200

34000		 Ancient African Civilizations (3)
or
Introduction to African World View (3)		  
    33508 The Caribbean: Quest for Nationhood (3)  
    34100 Islamic West Africa (3)  
    35100 Black Social and Political Thought (3)  
    35200 African Social and Political Systems (3)  
ELR/DG   37020  The Model African Union (3)  
  POL 30500

30810		 International Relations Theory 1 (3)
or
Politics of the Global Economy 1 (3)		  
    30991


40991		 Seminar: Columbus Program in Intergovernmental Issues (6-12) 2
or
Washington Program in National Issues (15) 2		  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 15

1 Some Courses may require prerequisites or departmental approval.

2 Up to 6 credit hours may count toward the concentration.

 

Race, Sex and Gender Concentration

For semester-by-semester sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap.

I.  CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (15 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  Choose from the following: Race, Sex and Gender electives (9 credit hours must be upper-division) 15
 DD ENG 35301 LGBT: Critical Perspective 1 (3)  
  PAS 20300 Black Images (3)  
DD   33110 The Black Woman: Historical Perspectives (3)  
    33120 The Black Man: Historical Perspectives (3)  
    33130 Gender and Sexuality in Africa and the African Diaspora (3)  
DG

 		   37100

37200		 Pan-African Women's Literature (3)
or
African American Women's Literature (3)		  
  PSYC 40625 Development of Gender Role and Identity 1 (3)  
  SOC 32565 Sociology of Gays and Lesbians 1 (3)  
    32570

42568		 Inequality in Societies 1 (3)
or
Race and Ethnic Studies 1 (3)		  
  WMST 30001 Feminist Theory 1 (3)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 15

1 Some Courses may require prerequisites or departmental approval.

 

The Arts in Culture and Society Concentration

For semester-by-semester sequencing for this program, view the 2014-2015 Roadmap.

I.  CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (15 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  Choose from the following: The Arts in Culture and Society Electives (9 credit hours must be upper-division) 15
  MUS 42111

42161		 African Music and Cultures (3)
or
History of Jazz (3)		  
  PAS 20300

30310		 Black Images (3)
or
Black Hollywood (3)		  
    22000

24000		 Creative Writing in the Black World (3)
or
Black Short Story		  
    22101

22200		 African American Visual Artists (3)
or
Introduction to African Arts (3)		  
    24500 Jazz Imagines Africa (3)  
ELR   31092 Practicum in African Theatre Arts (3-6)  
    32001

32002		 African American Literature to 1900 (3)
or
Modern African American Literature (3)		  
DG   32050 African Literatures (3)  
DG

 		   37100

37200		 Pan-African Women's Literature(3)
or
African American Women's Literature (3)		  
    43095 Special topics in Pan-African Literature, Arts and Cultures (3)  
  THEA 11303

41113		 The Art of Acting 1 (3)
or
Theatre in a Multicultural America 1 (3)		  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 15

1 Some Courses may require prerequisites or departmental approval.